We LOVE our Halley Families!
THANK YOU for your support this week!
THANK YOU for joining us for our Halley Family Curriculum Week!
We LOVED having you at school.
We are compiling photos and will share them soon!
Family Input for Class
Placements 2024-2025
2024-2025 Class Placement - Family Input Form
As we begin to plan for the 2024-2025 school year, we are inviting your input. Creating class assignments requires careful consideration and the involvement of many perspectives and variables. We know a good teacher-student match and a productive mix of children are ingredients for success. Should you have additional information about your specific child that school staff may not know, particularly regarding learning style and classroom environment; we ask that you please complete the 2024-2025 Class Placement - Family Input Form no later than Monday, May 13, 2024. This is a hard deadline.
If you have more than one child attending Halley, please complete one form per child. We ask that you do not request specific teachers or friendship pairings and keep to the information shared about your child and the type of learning environment you feel would be the most productive. We assure you that with or without a form, each child’s strengths and needs are considered. As in the past, families will receive class placement notification just prior to school starting.
Teacher and Staff Appreciation
week is almost here!
May 6th – May 10th
Join Us in Making Their Week Extra Special!
We are seeking gift card donations to surprise our teachers and staff with daily raffles and tokens of our gratitude throughout the week. Whether it's a small or large contribution, every gift card will make a difference. Please submit all gift card donations by April 28th.
Our Halley teachers and staff are the true superheroes of our school community, making a difference every day. As we approach Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 6th – May 10th, we want to shower them with appreciation and love!!!
Gift Card Donation Form
Contact: For any queries or direct donations, please reach out to Mrs. Peerman at Klpeerman@fcps.edu
Thank you for your support in celebrating our incredible team of difference makers!
Two Events! One Night!
Thursday, April 25th
Advanced Academics Orientation – 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Scholastic Spring Book Fair – 6:00pm – 8:00pm
(See below for details)
The Spring Halley Book Fair is almost here!
This year’s dates will be Monday, April 22 – Friday, April 26.
You can preview the Book Fair flier, set up a digital e-wallet and shop online here. Students will preview the Book Fair earlier in the week and may make purchases in school on Thursday and Friday. Family Night will be Thursday evening, April 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you’d like to volunteer to help with this event, you can sign up here or contact Ms. Hall – cghall@fcps.edu. We hope to see you there!
Advanced Academic Program Spring Information AAP Spring Screening for Subject-Specific Advanced Differentiation (Level II) and Part-Time (Level III) Services
This spring, teachers and staff will screen students in grades K-5 for Advanced Academic Subject-Specific Advanced Differentiation and Part-Time services. Our school-based committees will review data to determine services for the start of the next school year. Parents or guardians can submit the AAP School-Based Services (Level II-III) Referral Form by April 15, 2024 as an email attachment to both Hannah Roukas, AART (hbroukas@fcps.edu) and Kerry Peerman, Principal (klpeerman@fcps.edu). Parents or guardians who submit a referral will be notified by the local elementary school of their student’s eligibility status by early June.
Subject Specific Advanced Differentiation, Grades K-6 (Level II) Some students require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in at least one specific subject area. Classroom teachers may adjust instruction for students in these areas by: • Providing different assignments and resources in those subjects. • Grouping students by their strengths, interests, and readiness. • Providing additional challenges using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework. Student needs for subject specific differentiation are re-evaluated each year at the local school.
Part-Time Advanced Academic Programs, Grades 3-6 (Level III) Some students have advanced academic abilities in multiple subject areas and require differentiation beyond the needs of age-level peers in their class in multiple content areas. • Students work with other students that have similar academic needs through weekly pull-out classes or weekly co-taught lessons with the AART and classroom teacher. • Teachers provide frequent opportunities to use materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework in Language Arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics. Part-time services continue through Grade 6. Students do not need to be evaluated each year.
If you have any questions, reach out to Ms. Roukas at hbroukas@fcps.edu
SOL Spirit Week!
April 22nd – April 26th
SOL Testing Dates
Standards of Learning (SOL) Testing is right around the corner. SOLs are an opportunity for students to show everything they've learned this school year. Please see our schedule below:
*Grade 5 Integrated Reading and Writing: April 19, 2024
New this year: Students taking the grade 5 or grade 8 SOL Reading test will complete an integrated reading and writing (IRW) component. The IRW component has one non-fiction reading passage followed by 4-6 multiple-choice/technology-enhanced items and an “invitation to write” based on the passage.
April 22nd - Spring Picture Day
April 25th - Field Day (April 29th – Rain date)
April 22nd – April 26th – Scholastic Book Fair (During School Hours)
April 22nd – April 26th – SOL Spirit Week
April 25th - Scholastic Book Fair (Evening Family Event) - 6:00 – 8:00
April 25th - Advanced Academics Orientation – 5:30-6:30
April 26th – SOL PEP Rally!
April 29th – Morning Program K-2
April 30th – SOLs Begin
May 6 – May 10 – Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
June 5th – STEP-UP Halley!
June 6th – Band and Strings Concert - 6:00pm
June 7th – Halley’s Got Talent (Tentative)
June 11 – 6th Grade Promotion (10:00am)
Please let us know HERE if your student will participate in
“Take your Child to Work” day on Thursday, April 25th!
Field Day - Thursday, April 25th
Rain Date – Monday, April 29th
Please use the sign-up link below – it promises to be a fun-filled event!
K, 1, 2, 3 – 10:00am – 12:00pm
4, 5, 6 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm
NEW Field Day Sign-Up Genius: April 25th
Spring Picture Day is
Coming Soon!!
To staff our Spring picture day, parents/caregivers are needed! For the 2023-24 school year, Staff and Students will be photographed for Individual and Class pictures on Monday, April 22, 2024. If you are available to assist our Lifetouch Photographers, please email Patrice Crusoe at pmcrusoe@fcps.edu.
Volunteers are needed from 9:15 – 12:30 and/or 12:30 – 4:00. Volunteers will be compensated for their time by receiving a single use coupon that will allow them to redeem a Free Basic Picture Package.
The PTO will be sharing fun and exciting opportunities for students and families to participate in Teacher Appreciate week! We want to celebrate our teachers! Stay Tuned!
PTO Membership and Volunteer Opportunities:
Interested in joining the PTO, donating, or volunteer opportunities? Visit the PTO website to sign up today! Click here : PTBoard - Halley Elementary PTO
Halley Elementary Clubs:
The PTO is excited to partner with Overtime Athletics to offer Halley Elementary two after school clubs this spring, 'Fast Break Basketball' and 'Shooting Stars Soccer'. The PTO is also continuing its partnership with Magnus Chess Academy to bring a chess club to Halley Elementary this Spring as well.
The PTO is looking for parent volunteers to support chess club. Click here to sign up today.
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